Oct 28, 2022 | Membership, News & Updates
Maria is the Director of Public Affairs at Plus Communications What is the most exciting or rewarding project or experience you’ve had in your career? I was raised in Asheville, North Carolina and then I moved to New York City for undergrad, and I just finished...Jul 22, 2022 | Membership, News & Updates
Lauren Lawson-Zilai former, Sr. Director, Public Relations, Goodwill Industries At the height of the pandemic, Goodwill Industries International faced a pretty significant challenge. People knew the Goodwill® name, and our physical presence was strong — but there was...May 25, 2022 | Membership
Talk about your background and what inspired you to start up your media relations company, News Generation? For as long as I can remember I wanted to start my own company. When I was 27 and just out of business school, I had a client suggest to me that I start my own...Mar 30, 2022 | Membership
Tell me about your background and what drew you to Subject Matter. After graduating college, I worked at USA TODAY’s editorial page, fact-checking op-eds and reviewing and soliciting After graduating college, I worked at USA TODAY’s editorial page, fact-checking...Nov 29, 2021 | Membership, News & Updates
Tell me about your background and what drew you to SRB Communications. I’m a true “PR girl” at heart! I’ve been attracted to this industry since I was in high school and knew this field is where I would ultimately start and build my career. After graduating from...Oct 26, 2021 | Membership
Tell us about your professional experience and what brought you to The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. My first job in PR was an internship with a small boutique firm in DC. I’ll admit that my main reason for applying was that I was a broke...